Re: Debian 7.x and desktop environments
On Fri 02 May 2014 at 22:13:02 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Friday 02 May 2014 21:29:43 Brian wrote:
> > On Fri 02 May 2014 at 13:30:07 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > On Friday 02 May 2014 09:55:02 Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > > > On Vi, 02 mai 14, 15:58:00, Bret Busby wrote:
> > > > > What I am wondering, is whether the Debian 7.5 installation disks,
> > > > > include the option during the installation process, for the user to
> > > > > select which desktop environment(s) the user wants to install.
> > > >
> > > > Not unless you go to individual package selection (if something like
> > > > this is still available in expert mode). You can select the Desktop
> > > > Environment in the boot menu of any image.
> > >
> > > Earlier versions of the Wheezy installer did. I haven't tried 7.5. Just
> > > choose expert install, choose the desktop you want, return to
> > > installation. I have used this several times without any problems.
> >
> > Choosing a DE *after* booting d-i is not possible and, as far as I can
> > remember, there has never been such an option.
>
> You and I clearly mean different things by "booting". I have done it
> frequently over the years in several different versions.
No, you were probably clearer. I had in mind the lack of choice in
making a choice of DE after leaving the boot screen and selecting
language.
> > To get to 'Expert install' you have to also choose 'Advanced options'.
> > This is a challenge for those who think more than a single keystroke or
> > having to read the boot screen is an infringement of their human rights.
>
> I would most definitely say that Bret Busby and Andrei Popescu, to whom I was
> addressing myself, do not fall into this category.
Being a mailing list, I was adressing a wider audience. Somewhat
contentiously as it happens.
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